Sacco and/or his two assistants might have interest in the BU job, considered one of the best gigs in NCAA hockey. Sacco and David Quinn, a former BU associate head coach under Parker, were born in New England and played under Parker at BU, and Tim Army is also from New England and played and coached at Providence College. (Army is a Yankees fan, so I doubt BU people are going to put up with that.)

Quinn, 46, might be BU’s top choice to succeed Parker, particularly if Parker has anything to do with it. Quinn is in his fourth year with the Avalanche organization, but first in Colorado. He became the head coach of the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL in 2009, after his five-year stint as Parker’s No. 1 assistant (and right after the Terriers won the 2009 NCAA title behind former Avs Kevin Shattenkirk, Colby Cohen and Brandon Yip, and freshman goalie Kieran Milan, now in the Avs’ system with the Denver Cutthroats of the CHL). Quinn also coached at Nebraska Omaha, Northeastern and the U.S. National Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich.

“I can’t speak for my two assistants,” Sacco said, “but Jack is, obviously, an icon over there at Boston University. He’s been there for a long time. He certainly not only had a strong influence on my coaching career but on my playing career. I was very fortunate to play for him there for three years. He’s a legend in that area and he’ll be sorely missed.”

At that point, Sacco’s press conference was cut off by his PR handler, before I got a chance to ask Sacco, 44, if he might consider the BU job. But you would think Sacco, assuming he likes to recruit, would listen if BU came calling. That job, as most elite-level NCAA head-coaching positions, are very secure, and BU typically gets the first crack at the best kids in the area and has a solid Canadian pipeline.

Sacco is from Medford, Mass., and he and his wife Tammy met while growing up. The couple’s oldest child, Joseph, 16, currently plays hockey at a prep school in Massachusetts, surrounded by family.

But given Quinn’s huge ties with Parker and BU, and now his experience in the AHL and NHL, you would think he’d be the Terriers’ top candidate.